TO-DAY'S CABLES

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 30, 29 August 1905, Page 2

TO-DAY'S CABLES

Moors Fire on a Spanish Ship, i Teta&raph Presi Association Ooiyright. Received August 29, 9.1 a.m. Tanoikr, August 28. Some Moors at Cavija, near Tangier, tired their rifles at a Spanish ship, wounding a sailor. | Discovery of Bomb Factories. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 28. The recent discoveries at Smyrna included sixteen bomb factories. Insurrection in Armenia. Constantinople, August 28. The Armenian Committee intended to fire the gasworks and destroy part of the city. Many grenades and revolvers were found. Swimming the Channel. London, August 28. Burgess again failed to swim across the Channel. He encountered a gale, and gave up after being nine hours in the water. Testimonial to a Cricketer. London, August 28. A proposal is on foot to present a a testimonial to Lilley for wicket keeping in 27 test matches. British -German Combine. London, August 28. The Standard report? that a British and German combine has arranged to raise the price of screws 50 per cent, and to refrain from international competition. Germany 'B Little War. Berlin, August 28. Lieutenant Paasche surprised 1000 rebels at Kipo, in East Africa. The j rebels left 73 dead, and many were drowned in the river Rufigi. Cotton Speculator in Trouble. New York, August 28. Edwin Holmes has been indicted for defrauding the Washington Government by cotton juggling. Norway and Sweden. Stockholm, August 28. Norway and Sweden have appointed Commissioners to negotiate the dissolution. The first meeting tvill be held on Thursday. Domestic Servants and Cookery. London, August 28. The London County Council is offering domestic servants scholarships with three months' training in schools of cookery. Heavy Floods in Ireland. London, August 28. Great damage was done by floods in Ireland. Nearly 8£ inches of rain fell in Dublin in 21 hour?. Salting a Mine. Capetown, August 28. Excitement was caused in the Johannesburg Exchange by the dis covery that tho popular Le Comtee mino field in Madagascar was largely salted. Cricket Match Postponed. London, August 28. Owing to the rain the Australians versus Gloucester match was abandoned for the day. Rice Crop Ruined. London, August 28. The Daily Express' Kobe correspondent states that owing to the incessant rains it is foared that the rice crop will bo totally ruined. Deportation of Kanakas. Melbourne, This Day. A recent decision in Canada has raised the question as to whether the Commonwealth can deport Kanakas beyond its territorial limits. The High Court of Ontario holds that Canada has no power to enforce leg islation beyond the boundaries of the country. The Prime Minister awaits ! the official report before expressing an opinion.